1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 9及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice
2、. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 The young man wants to know if there are any _ for the course in Modem Guitar. 2 The maximum number for the class is _. 3 The course will be held on the _ floor in the Main Building. 4 The man can buy a student book at a _ price. 5 The man can get
3、 a _ guitar for around 20 to 50. PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 What used to be the only way some people traveled in
4、 Bangkok? 7 The elephant sanctuary in recent weeks has turned into somewhat of a _. 8 How many elephants have been taken off the streets and brought here to the elephant center? 9 How many times each year is there an elephant round-up in Thailand? 10 City officials of Bangkok are working on a plan t
5、o turn their pr0blem into _. PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 secon
6、ds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 According to the radio program, which one of the following four sentences is wrong? （ A） Stanford University lies in California. （ B） Stanford accepted less than eleven percent of the students who applied. （ C） Stanford
7、 has accepted an unusually low percentage of students for admission this fall. （ D） Stanford has accepted a lower percentage of students for admission, but not the lowest. 12 High school seniors are applying to more schools probably by way of _. （ A） copying others applications （ B） using common app
8、lications which are the same as others （ C） sending a large number of application letters to different colleges （ D） electronic application forms through Internet 13 If a student is on a waiting list, it means he will _. （ A） wait for another year to apply again （ B） wait for the school to make the
9、decision （ C） go m the college if he accepts the offer （ D） wait until other applicants get the result 14 Why cant the man go to some places and have fun with his friends? （ A） Because it will help the public. （ B） Because it will do harm to his reputation. （ C） Because he is always fully occupied a
10、s a role model. （ D） Because he always raises hell with others. 15 What does the man think of golf? （ A） A means of influencing people. （ B） A means of coming to fame. （ C） A vehicle of removing apprehension. （ D） A vehicle of making money. 16 Jndging from the conversation. we may assume that the ma
11、n is _. （ A） modest （ B） funny （ C） naive （ D） responsible 17 Whats the main topic of the monologue? （ A） Different animals yawns. （ B） Humans yawn. （ C） Fishs yawn. （ D） Social animals yawns. 18 What is the speakers main point? （ A） Animals yawn for a number of reasons. （ B） Yawning results only fr
12、om fatigue or boredom. （ C） Human yawns are the same as those of other animals. （ D） Only social animals yawn. 19 According to the speaker, when are hippos likely to yawn? （ A） when they are swimming. （ B） when they are quarreling. （ C） When they are socializing. （ D） when they are eating. 20 What p
13、hysiological reason for yawning is mentioned? （ A） To exercise the jaw muscles. （ B） To eliminate fatigue. （ C） To get greater strength for attacking. （ D） To gain more oxygen. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank
14、 and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 21 Every business has trouble sooner or later, and it is the chief executive officers responsibility to set things right. Good executives 【 21】 _ themselves in touch with their companies they know what is going on at every level. Yes, they delegate, 【 22】 _
15、they also follow up to make certain 【 23】 _ each delegated task has been completed. No major 【 24】 _ should be made in a company 【 25】_ the presidents knowledge. Even though the president or CEO is 【 26】 _ responsible for the failure or success of his company, a smart CEO 【 27】 _ himself with compet
16、ent workers at all levels, especially 【 28】 _ the administrative level. He then consults with his executives and supervisors 【 29】 _ he has to make an important decision. He 【 30】 _ their input and creates an open atmosphere where all may feel comfortable to share 【 31】 _ ideas. By 【 32】 _ this prac
17、tice, a president knows that when a decision has been made, his administrators will feel 【 33】 _ they have had a part in it, or at least they will understand 【 34】 _ the decision was made. He can then 【 35】 _ them to support the decision at their level. 【 36】 _ is considered poor practice for an adm
18、inistrator to 【 37】 _ about an executive decision after it has been discussed openly and decided upon in committee. The time to 【 38】 _ disagreement is during committee discussion or with the president privately. Publicly, an administrator is expected to support the president 【 39】 _ the company has
19、 become involved in an illegal activity. Americans consider this public support 【 40】 _ form of professional behavior. 21 【 21】 （ A） keep （ B） feel （ C） put （ D） remain 22 【 22】 （ A） and （ B） so （ C） but （ D） therefore 23 【 23】 （ A） if （ B） that （ C） whether （ D） until 24 【 24】 （ A） task （ B） achiev
20、ement （ C） success （ D） decision 25 【 25】 （ A） without （ B） with （ C） by （ D） to 26 【 26】 （ A） seriously （ B） ultimately （ C） frequently （ D） actively 27 【 27】 （ A） absorbs （ B） sinks （ C） acquaints （ D） surrounds 28 【 28】 （ A） on （ B） above （ C） at （ D） with 29 【 29】 （ A） when （ B） how （ C） why （ D
21、） whether 30 【 30】 （ A） refuses （ B） denies （ C） invites （ D） accepts 31 【 31】 （ A） his （ B） her （ C） our （ D） their 32 【 32】 （ A） experiencing （ B） following （ C） performing （ D） going 33 【 33】 （ A） as （ B） for （ C） as if （ D） about 34 【 34】 （ A） why （ B） when （ C） how （ D） where 35 【 35】 （ A） orde
22、r （ B） make （ C） expect （ D） hope 36 【 36】 （ A） He （ B） This （ C） That （ D） It 37 【 37】 （ A） criticize （ B） complain （ C） talk （ D） discuss 38 【 38】 （ A） express （ B） speak （ C） ease （ D） create 39 【 39】 （ A） whenever （ B） though （ C） if （ D） unless 40 【 40】 （ A） other （ B） another （ C） the other （
23、D） others Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 41 The demoralizing environment, decrepit (老朽的 ) building and minimal materials make the high school experience for these children an uphil
24、l battle. Merely graduating from such a high school is difficult, much less becoming a high-caliber science or engineering student. Schools with students from a higher socioeconomic level would not tolerate the obstacles I encountered dally. Improvements need to be made efficiently and made soon, or
25、 the divisions among people in this country will only become more extreme. Of course, there are things that concerned citizens can do to help. Get involved with a school, especially one in a poor area. Volunteer to give a presentation or just to spend time with the children. My students were excited
26、 to talk to an insurance salesperson who came to give a career exploration lecture. They not only were genuinely interested in the opportunities he described but also were amazed that such a man would donate an afternoon to them. Although those measures can help, they are not enough. For teaching to
27、 be effective, the entire environment of the inner city needs to be changed. Teaching someone the difference between velocity and acceleration is irrelevant if the person is hungry and scared. Programs that educate parents in child-rearing, organize low-income groups into cooperative units, fight dr
28、ug trafficking and help to clean up the ghettos physically will improve the life in the community. The small alterations and “new“ proposals currently filling the newspapers are certainly not strong enough to transform a decaying and demoralized school structure that has been disintegrating for deca
29、des. Inner-city schools need so much more, and the children deserve so much more than our society is willing to give. Like many other people, I entered the teaching profession eager to investigate change and found many institutionalized obstacles in my way. It should not be so difficult to make a di
30、fference. 41 By saying “an uphill battle“, the author means （ A） a tough task. （ B） a easy job. （ C） an upgrade class. （ D） climbing a hill. 42 We can learn from the text that （ A） the political circle will offer the help to the high schools. （ B） giving a presentation is beneficial to students. （ C
31、） teaching methods have to be changed. （ D） students are afraid to talk to strangers. 43 The author believes that （ A） the divisions among people result from their property. （ B） a high-caliber science student graduates from a ordinary high school. （ C） the small alterations should be done immediate
32、ly. （ D） the societys help to inner-city schools is inadequate. 44 It is the authors opinion that _ will improve the life of inner city people. （ A） offering more education programs to students （ B） helping to clean up the ghettos physically （ C） taking measures to help extreme poor students （ D） br
33、inging up more engineering students 45 It can be concluded from the authors remarks that （ A） we should educate more high schools students. （ B） the obstacles in teachers way should be moved away. （ C） the decaying school buildings should be reconstructed. （ D） we should build up more high schools i
34、n Our city. 46 Many phrases used to describe monetary policy, such as “steering the economy to a soft landing“ or “a touch on the brakes“, makes it sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the truth. The relation between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are lon
35、g, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel. Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had muc
36、h to boast about. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3% last year, close to its lowest level in 30 years, before rising slightly to 2.5% this July. This is a long way below the double-digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s. It
37、is also less than most forecasters has predicted. In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month said that Americas inflation rate would average 3.5% in 1995. In fact, it fell to 2.6% in August, and is expected to average only about 3% for the year as a whole. In Britain a
38、nd Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year. This is no flash in the pan; over the past few years, inflation has been continually lower than expected in Britain and America. Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation
39、 figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially that of America, have little productive slack. Americas capacity utilisation, for example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate (5.6% in August) has fall
40、en below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment - the rate below which inflation has taken off in the past. Why has inflation proved so mild? The most thrilling explanation is, unfortunately, a little defective. Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have up-
41、ended the old economic models which were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation. 46 According to the text, making monetary policy changes （ A） is comparable to driving a car. （ B） is similar to carrying out scientific work. （ C） will not influence the economy immediately. （ D） w
42、ill have an immediate impact on the inflation rate. 47 From the text we learn that （ A） there is a clear relationship between inflation and interest rates. （ B） the economy always follows particular trends. （ C） the current economic problems are entirely predictable. （ D） the present economic situat
43、ion is better than expected. 48 The text suggests that （ A） the previous economic models are still applicable. （ B） an extremely low jobless rate will lead to inflation. （ C） a high unemployment rate will result from inflation. （ D） interest rates have an immediate effect on the economy. 49 By sayin
44、g “This is no flash in the pan“ (Para. 3), the author means that （ A） the low inflation rate will continue. （ B） the inflation rate will rise again. （ C） inflation will disappear entirely. （ D） there is no inflation at present. 50 How does the author feel about the present situation? （ A） Tolerant.
45、（ B） Indifferent. （ C） Disappointed. （ D） Surprised. 51 Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction. Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort when we work. Todays corporations hire human engineering specialists and spend a
46、great deal of time and money to make sure that the physical environments of buildings are fit to the activities of their inhabitants. Similarly, college classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking. We will move into the twenty-first century, but step into almost
47、 any college classroom and you will step back in time at least a hundred years. Desks are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates. The assumption behind such an arrangement is obvious: everything important comes from the teacher. With a little
48、imagination and effort, unless desks are fixed to the floor, the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourages interchanges among students. In small or standard-sized classes, chairs, desks and tables can be arranged in different ways: circles, U-shapes, or semicircles. The pri
49、mary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone else. Larger classes, particularly those held in lecture halls, unfortunately, allow much less flexibility. Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises. Small classes with moveable desks and tables present no problem. Even in large lecture halls, it is possibl
